A New Production of 'Carmen Jones'

Midday on WNYC | Jul 12, 2018

Tony-award winning artistic director and director John Doyle discuss the new production of Carmen Jones. This Classic Stage Company production features a book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and music by Georges Bizet. Based on the canonical opera Carmen, this is the first major New York revival of the musical since its Broadway debut 75 years ago.

This segment is guest hosted by Nancy Giles.

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